VERITAS NetBackupTM 5.0, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Chapter 2, Configuring Storage Devices
Administering Devices on Other Servers
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(You can also click the arrow to the right of the Change Server icon on the toolbar and
select one of the servers shown in the list).
3.
In the dialog that appears, do one of the following to specify the server that you want
to monitor.
◆
Enter the name of the server.
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Select a server from the servers shown in the list.
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Click Browse and select a server.
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Login to the current server using a different user name.
◆
Login to a different server using a different user name.
You can also click Remove to delete a server from the list.
4. Click OK.
The name of the new server appears, and the topology and devices panes show device
information for the new server.
In addition to using File > Change Server to manage devices on other servers, you can
use File > Login as New User. See “Menus and Commands” on page 19.
Media Manager Security
For Media Manager to access media and device management functionality on another
host, you may need to add a
SERVER
entry to the
vm.conf
file on the remote host.
SERVER
entries are used for Media Manager security. If there are no
SERVER
entries and
authentication is not enabled, any host can perform media and device management on the
host. You can add entries allowing only specific hosts to remotely access those capabilities.
If the vm.conf File on a
Remote Host Contains
Then
No SERVER entries and
authentication is not enabled Any host can perform media and device management on this host.
It is not necessary to make any additions to vm.conf.
SERVER entries You must add a SERVER entry for the host where you are running
(the server you logged into) the NetBackup Administration
Console (if an entry is not present).